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Nets eye deal with Kirilenko

After all of the moves the Nets have made since free agency began July 1, they have two roster spots left open.

Nets general manager Billy King would like to fill one of them with Andrei Kirilenko.

In an interview on Fox Sports Radio Saturday, King said the Nets have been talking with Kirilenko, who is preparing to play with the Russian National Team in the Olympics after starring last season for Russia’s top club team, CSKA Moscow.

“He still can play,” King said of Kirilenko during the radio interview. “He would be a great piece to add to us, and give us more depth at the forward spot.”

But a source downplayed the Nets’ chances of signing the versatile forward, saying they would be “surprised” if Kirilenko chose to play in Brooklyn next season.

The biggest thing working against the Nets is what they are able to pay him. Because they are now well over the salary cap and have used their “mini” mid-level exception to sign Bosnian power forward Mirza Teletovic, the Nets only can offer Kirilenko the veteran’s minimum.

Kirilenko’s contract with CSKA, which he signed during the lockout, was a three-year deal that pays him $4 million a year, with the option to leave for the NBA each summer if he chooses to do so.

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This isn’t the first time Kirilenko’s name has been linked to joining the Nets in the past several months. Long considered on of the NBA’s most versatile players, the 6-foot-9 forward had a terrific season for CSKA, averaging 14.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.9 blocks in 17 games in the Euroleague.

CSKA eventually were upset in the Euroleague Final in Istanbul, losing to Greek power Panathinaikos with King, Deron Williams and Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov all watching the game in person.

Kirilenko has extensive history with Williams and Prokhorov. Kirilenko and Williams played together Utah from 2005 — when the Jazz drafted Williams — until the star point guard was traded to the Nets. Kirilenko also has a friendly relationship with Prokhorov, and endorsed the Russian billionaire’s failed presidential bid earlier this year.

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One of those two remaining spots on the Nets 15-man roster was expected to go to center Nazr Mohammed. But The Post’s Peter Vecsey reported Saturday night the veteran big man, who was expected to sign with the Nets to back up Brook Lopez, has opted to sign with the Bulls instead.

That leaves the Nets without a legitimate backup center for Lopez, a clear need considering Lopez missed all but five games last season with a pair of foot injuries.